Crypto assets and blockchain technology are about to transform every trust-based interaction of our lives, from financial services to identity to the Internet of Things. In this podcast, host Laura Shin, an independent journalist covering all things crypto, talks with industry pioneers about how cry… read more
Jesse Walden of Variant Fund, and Robert Leshner of Compound explain all of the problems associated with the decentralizing process in terms of governance and compliance, pulling from their own lessons and their commentary on other projects. We cover:
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Crypto.com: https://crypto.com
Kelman Law: https://crypto.law
Stellar: https://www.stellar.org
Episode links:
Jesse Walden: https://twitter.com/jessewldn
Robert Leshner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rleshner/
A16z Crypto startup school: https://a16z.com/crypto-startup-school/
Compound: https://compound.finance
Progressive Decentralization playbook: https://jessewalden.com/progressive-decentralization-a-playbook-for-building-crypto-applications/
What recent moves by the SEC say about mutability when it comes to crypto networks: https://a16z.com/2019/10/22/mutability-sec-recent-cases/
Compound’s $COMP token: https://medium.com/compound-finance/compound-governance-5531f524cf68
More on Compound’s governance token: https://www.coindesk.com/compound-extends-defi-ethos-to-itself-launches-governance-token
Unchained discussion about bZx attacks: https://unchainedpodcast.com/the-bzx-attacks-unethical-or-illegal-2-experts-weigh-in/
Eric Wall tweet storm on admin keys: https://twitter.com/ercwl/status/1229198599264907264?s=20
tBTC shutting down: https://twitter.com/keep_project/status/1262483526437556228
More on tBTC: https://www.coindesk.com/bug-forces-shutdown-of-bitcoin-backed-ethereum-token-tbtc
Unchained interview about tBTC in which Matt Luongo explains the admin key: https://unchainedpodcast.com/tbtc-what-happens-when-the-most-liquid-crypto-asset-hits-defi/
Is the SEC trying to kill the SAFT? https://www.coindesk.com/with-kik-and-telegram-cases-the-sec-tries-to-kill-the-saft
Block.One settlement with SEC: https://www.coindesk.com/eos-maker-block-one-settles-with-sec-over-unregistered-securities-sale
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